Hospitals

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

One of Belgium's oldest hospitals saw patients from the 13th to 20th centuries before becoming a museum.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

A museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment featuring a gallery of art made by patients.

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

Fascinating exhibits of prehistoric and ancient artifacts displayed with a uniquely modern touch.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

A monument to the British doctor who connected mosquitoes to malaria.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.